Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1887-02-25
liccnt "Young lady been PLAYING
pranks with c,lloroforn?h

pranka with c.iloroforrnan
"On, no! Impossible" eSclai,ns Mrs.
Er2nd. "Indccd, hardly think thcro Ia
any in the house. Certainly hone that Is
not rMler lock and key inl lny own rro:c,.n
Nevertheless, tAcro Is chlbroror.a
here, or has Gecn," says The Ccc.o., s,,.cc-
fin5 again. lie l:as been examining Mil!i-
cent while speaking, and nov calls i,r
certain things 10 be brought him by the
n:,shdin.; servants. Seeing Mrs. Er,ad's
distress, he turns kindly TO her. al can't
quito make it out yet, bit lay COMPOSE
yourself, my dear madame. Your niece
is iy no means beyond TIC powcr OF nan
yet"
And, indeed, ot The expiration of half
an hour or SO Milliccnt il; 50 far rccoy-
cred as to bc able 10 sr.ilc upon tncm.
and whisper II word or two TO licr a::at.
"t.o whispering, j t!:i.k-no con-
ildcnccs just yet" says DIR. Thcs..r, r,'h-
b!ng his hands, "ThouEh acrce with
you, my dear l;;;ly, Tat no time should
be lost cboIit seeing into tllis-cr--trnly
good worian," turning sharply to one Of
the maids.
IA handkerchief, chy Picked M by
youa Lying OF Miss Grcy's facc-or
partly SC: eli? ell? Think what YOU arc
saying new. my good girl, as dare say
you will have to repeat it pretty oftca
later on.''
Yes. The girl hnd picked it up when
first she atoored over Miss Grey. 1t
was not exactly on her fGcc, but looked
as II it had slipped Off it,
The doctor, folding it neatly, puts it in
his breast pocket. "lmporiant evidence.
madame! IL you will permit Inc, will
tako charge of il. Heavily saturated
with chioroform, l should Yay, from tho
Gtrcngth of the aroma that still clings TO
itn
Let me see it," rays Milliccnt sud
denly, in n voice so iiuch stronger and
with such excitement on ilcr nale fucc
that the doctor thinks It better 10 acccdc
to her request, while still cntrcatin;, her
to "Hc calm,-be calm. and above ill
things 10 be calm,"
|. AS If" snid Milliccnt nftcrwnrd 10
Nadine, amy ona coult! be expected to
he calm who lad just escaped being mnr-
dered. and had lad the finest srpphircs
III f.nlsand stolen frcin hcrn'
Tho handkerchief is large. coarsc.
common one, white in Iolor nnd CT such
a texture rs might 10 used l.y u respect
able artisan Oil II holiday making.
ut is n clew," says tho doctor trium-
phIntly; but Millicent, though she could
not have pat her conviction into words
feels that It will never help to bring tic
real offender 10 justice.
"But whrt brought the man here
tiiat is what | want 60 lIrowp" demands
Mrs Brand, with little spreading Of
her hnnt!s, when tho doctor has called
soiac hours later 10 find hig patient has
been sleeping quietly during his absence,
anu has Only reused TO consciousness
agnin upon his entrance. fn
. Not lrnrr1 1ovo 7 lnt I,o,
word, Says AIRS. brand, with very par
,lonahle pride, considering the extent OF
her curiosity.
Wcll,.I must speak now," murrlurs
Nsillicent, still very fechly, but with IL
aecidcd increase OF strength that the
doctor finds very satisfactory.
WHY, we shall llavc hcr downstairs
in 10 t':nc," declares he javirlly.
Ihcn M!lllccnt launches into descr!p-
ron ot the man who had t.!ro'::-n hand
kcrh!ef over her face and left her 10
i've or die, ns chance dictated. while lie
made good his cscupc. L. is this infor-
nation that calls forth from Mrs. Brand
tho question us to what brought him into
her house ut ell that unseemiy midnight
hour.
"Ah! auntic!' says the Girl, looking
ai her out of her cushioned arm chair,
with great pnthctic eyes that have rrov:i,
greater bec:;usc oi tho resrctful tcurs
thrt are filling t'icm. ''Do You not
know! Do you i.u; guess? When vou
opened my hand, ai.l ;hc s,lpph;.e luckct
dropped out, lid you Gucss nothing t.lcii:'
NO, child-no'
''Tlat locliet is II rift TO mc."'
"A sift? know Tint" imDaticntly.
n Eift from your Ucnle Timothy, with
al the rest Of tiiosc very beautiful
stones a magnificent gift, truly"
"No!-a git frcIn thc man who has
stolen I'LL those urrivaled stoaesr'
"Stolen!' Mrs Ernn,i falls bacl, in her
chair, and g;...,s at Iii,liccnt with hor-
ror stricken eyes.
What. Gone! Thonc priceless sap
phires" rics DIR. I'heshy, who is mn old
friend of Mrs. Erands and had hccn
Shown the cii:.ptuous gift Of T;irothy
Eoylc WHEN Iirst presented 20 Miss Grey.
"Ah!' says Milliccnt, laughing hystcr-
ically, "the burglar evidently did not
think t.ci::, rs you dc, priceless. No
doubt lie f. already pricing thcm-is er-
ranging Low to hreak them up ana sci.
tl.cni-trcak;ng rp-Iiy-lovcly-ncck
very weak, sho gives up her mournful de-
scr;ption, and subsidies into n storm OF
tears.
"Iherc, there, darling! Oh, don't cry
like that! Th:k Of yorr weak state Eat
what an aulacious thinG!} Bless me,
what will your uncle say? Now, my
dearest love, / implorc you to control
yourself. Remember how TINT unmiti-
gated villain nearly deprived you of yorr
life only few short hours ago. In THIS
very chamber, Dir. Thcshy Oh! to thiml.
ct it! 1t l:iust have almost happened on
This very spot" Here she grows tragic,
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